The Somerset reporter., 1887-10-19

and quite endangered her reputation for
/ exquisite taste by putting lavender ribbon
on Mrs. Wilders spring bonnet when -he
knew quite we'll that the aforesaid lads
was dark. and could never weari anything
/ that even approached that shade.
just think. said she t. Mr., Barrett
/ the ministers wife, "a she Wa. Hitting hats
10 the row OF infant Barrett, standing IN
her little shop: Just think Of il. Mr.
/ Barrett. those women of all our churches,
the women themselves, lave actually
raised thousands of dollar, 10 send mis-
eonary women to the heather, while W.
all the time are doing nothing at all 10
help on this great work.
But our church does its part. our hu>-
band, give literally, and it i just the
same a though we gave ourselves" said
Mr.. Barrett
Husbands :" shifted Miss Lydia con
tcmptuouSly; they don't hurt themselves
| giving to my certain knowledge; and be
stiles, have got no husband to do my
duty for me. 1t doesn't ease my con
science one bit to heal what other folks
husbands are doing tell you, Mrs.
Barrett, only wish you had been there
to hear and see what | did. 1t il wo-
mans work for woman. and do believe
W IA Il
till we women folks rise right up and put
our hands to it.
Mrs. Barrett gave her finishing orders
about her childrens hats and went her
way, thinking rather ptyngly. Poor
Miss Lydia, now she has got another
crotchet in her head.
But Miss Lydia had work To do. aud
was "straitcucda until She had accomp-
lished it Her restless tongue wa never
silent; talk She must of what had 50 fired
her own soul and talk She did until near
~ every woman in the First church knew
all the topics and incidents Of the memoir
able meeting She had attended
"Ony think of it," said she, at the
close of one If her most forcibc haran-
CUES mot a mortal man TO he seen in
that immense church, and the thing was
as well managed as if there had been a
/ hundred For my part, | never did be-
/ leVc that it was necessary To have man
in everything, any way added Miss
| Lydia, irrcyerenty.
At the next meeting of the ladies' sew
ing society, Miss Lydia appeared like
very Deborah full of inspiration, and as
tonshed that me-honored aud quiet or
ganization by boldly proposing tnat then
and there a woman'> foreign missionary
auxiliary should de formed. and that they
should take up the support of sone mis-
>ionary woman on heat en- soil, and 20
about it with heart and soul enlisted in
| the work.
Miss Lydia actually talked aloud to the
assembled ladies for ten minutes, and her
plain, angular face was almost beautiful
rs it lighted up from the fire within Is
she told her story and made her appeal.
When God has special work to do he
always raises up some particular indivitl-
ual to start it, and in this case it WAS evil
dent that Miss Lydia was anonted to the
work of naugurating. in the First church
at lloldborO, Il missionary society and a
missionary zeal She sent for papers and
leaflets by the dozen. She had pile of
mite boxes placed upon the counter of
her little snop, and paid far more attru-
tion to their distribution than She did To
the sale of her own stock of ribbons and
laces. She had copies of IIioaaR'S Work
for UoHtdH to lend To all who would take
them. and seemed to have in some way
possessed herself of more general iufor-
nation upon the subject of mission work
than had up to this time been in the en-
tire church.
= s...,., Ill, L. aqtu,,lly Ill a. .,o,,,.-
aye to present herself to the session,
and ask permission of that formidable
body to inaugurate the work in that
church. She succeeded, too for the re-
quest was granted, though with manifest
reluctance on the part of some.
So it came to pass that the good ladies
found themselves organized and at work
almost before they realized what was be-
ing done in their midst. OF course Mrs.
Barrett. the minister's wife, had to be
the president, not that She possessed any
requisite qnalhca' ions, but solely because
She was the ministers wife, and things
must be "donc decently and in order
Then Mrs. Harry WinSow was elect
ed secretary because she wrote well,
and "a she had read Shakespeare be-
fore club of Young people it was
wisely argued that there would be no
danger of her faiuting away at the sound
of her own 20 &c in reading aloud the
minutes of each meeting
Mrs. WinslCw was not a member of the
church. nor was her husband: but they
were invariably in their pew on Sunday
morning, and Mr.. Winsiow being a rising
young lawyer they were valuable mem
bcrs of the congregation, and on all
these accounts ii was cmnenily fitting
that Mrs Wiuslow should hold Office in
the new organization. Miss Kate
NhureWS WAS iiihue treasurer ohe was
nov cnufch 'henipe' hc'Scil' pul "s liei
la'her was one Oh tiIt most ihhu'h.'a,
men III the "io!e chuIch sue "as e'ecleu
10 lhe ieSpohSIoie P"SIIl"h VI ie"N"i
'r' WITHOUT silSie tl'ou@,t ON net
part connected Mith 'Il' SoieHilll'! ol
lhe WORN "hueI.ahen'
IL Was soon loohd thal inc nopuoor"
laditS entertained yer! inoueratp ideas as
To tHeif ap'IilY To ralse money LOT lH'lr
new enterprises anu aItcI '"o or '.ltt
meetings ana eAeiiaiiSI"S iaanS le'''lS
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